What to look for in unlisted real estate funds

whitePaper | July 11, 2022

Few trends are as influential across industries as the growing need for sustainability. In this scenario, green buildings also assume an important role for investors. With buildings accounting for the largest share of the energy efficiency market, green buildings represent a global investment opportunity. According to the United Nations (UN), by 2050, about 68% of humanity will live in cities, which account for only 3% of the Earth's surface and consume 78% of energy and produce 60% of greenhouse gas emissions.

whitePaper | June 30, 2022

Post-COVID, real estate teams around the world are confronting enormous uncertainties around building occupancy, new usage patterns, and changing employee expectations. Following the massive remote work experiment caused by the pandemic, most employees now want the option to work from home at least part of the time. And especially at the high end of the labor market, employees have never had more leverage than today.

whitePaper | July 1, 2022

Real estate is one of the largest assets in the world, but it is also synonymous with low liquidity. Tokenization of real estate emerged in the era of real estate 4.0 as technological innovation to counter the low liquidity, long and expensive transaction process, and high entry threshold of the real estate industry. By Fractionalization, tokenization of real estate reduces the required capital that investors need. It is also based on blockchain and smart contract technology, which provides open and transparent information and greatly improves transaction efficiency. However, tokenization also faces the problems of low demand and insignificant economic benefits.

whitePaper | December 12, 2022

This Lender’s Guide to Appraisal Modernization offers a broad overview of the appraisal modernization challenge facing the mortgage industry, plus tips for managing through the appraisal modernization process at your organization.

whitePaper | September 15, 2022

With inflation hitting multi-decade highs, central banks in major developed markets have finally been forced to abandon the long-running era of easy monetary policy; interest rate hikes rather than cuts characterise the new regime. At such times, when government bonds are less of a safe haven, investments offering resilience and stable returns are hard to find. Real estate long income offers the potential to deliver on both counts.

whitePaper | May 6, 2022

They’ve long been seen as defensive, since traditional bricks and mortar can usually survive any downturn. But investors should be cautious about relying on Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) if the current macro headwinds lead to a recession, says strategist Peter van der Welle.